Tenant farmers feeling 'bullied' with promises made to call out 'bad practice'

Baroness Kate Rock said such words demonstrated precisely why there was a need for a Tenant Farming Commissioner

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Tenant farmers feeling 'bullied' with promises made to call out 'bad practice'

Tenant farmers and industry leaders have highlighted the ‘bullying' in the sector, with many landlord-tenant relationships ‘far from ideal'. In a Christmas card to the Tenant Farmers Association, one...

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